Manton, Kentucky
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Manton, Kentucky is a village in the heart of the state on the western edge of Washington County, Kentucky nearly at the spot where Nelson, Marion and Washington counties converge. Formerly this village was called "Blincoe". It was founded at least before 1844 when the Holy Rosary Mission was founded. The cornerstone for the present church was laid November 2, 1844.[1]
This village was once known as Blincoe as is identified as such in the 1896 Kentucky Gazetteer. Richard Blincoe was a resident at that time.
[edit] Geography
Manton is located at 37°42'53" North, 85°23'07" West (37.714722, -85.35827)GR1. The elevation is 530 feet above sea level. This village is located along route 605, near where the Cisselville road intersects. It is a few miles north of Loretto, Kentucky where Maker's Mark whiskey is distilled.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.0 km² (0.4 mi²). 1.0 km² (0.4 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there are fewer than 100 people residing in the village.
There was a station house on the Beech Fork River, a small river, where farmers would store their cattle and produce. In the springtime these waters would flood, providing a waterway which lead first to the Salt River, then to the Ohio River and thence by flatboat the boatsmen could make their way to New Orleans.
Some companies of men from the Tenth Kentucky Infantry were mustered into Union service having come from the village of Manton. [2]
John Hunt Morgan, the Confederate raider, passed through this area on some of his raids into Kentucky. The town is also mentioned in the biography "Three Years in the Saddle - the Life and Confession of Henry C. Magruder" - "The original 'Sue Munday'" - "The Scourge of Kentucky".
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